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Case No. 24-1921

State of Iowa
v.
Joshua Allen Hooker

County:
Muscatine

Appellee

State of Iowa

Appellant

Joshua Allen Hooker

Attorney for the Appellee

Zachary Miller, Assistant Attorney General

Attorney for the Appellant

Audra F. Saunders

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
24-1921
Date Published:
Jun 18, 2025
Summary

Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Muscatine County, Gary P. Strausser, Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Considered without oral argument by Schumacher, P.J., and Buller and Sandy, JJ.  Opinion by Schumacher, P.J.  (5 pages)

            A defendant appeals following his guilty plea to driving while barred as a habitual offender.  OPINION HOLDS: The claim of ineffective-assistance-of-counsel cannot be raised on direct appeal. And finding no abuse of discretion by the district court, we affirm the imposed sentence.

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